NextWorldNow Foundation
/OVERVIEW: Based in Denver, Colorado, NextWorldNow is a modest funder of diverse global development, health, and sustainability projects around the world.
IP TAKE: This is a relatively new funder that seeks to apply new and innovative solutions to ages-old global health and development challenges, which means it doesn’t mind taking some grantmaking risks. NWN is also an accessible funder that remains responsive to new grantseekers and previous grantees alike. Examine its website closely since its application details change annually.
PROFILE: Established in 2015 by Marty Waters, a clinical health services social worker, NextWorldNow (NWN) is dedicated to “providing resources for projects defined by local leaders to improve the lives and well-being of the people in the community.” Based in Denver, Colorado, NextWorldNow believes in the interconnectedness between various people despite borders. While it does not specify areas of giving, NWN has in the past prioritized clean water, nutrition, housing, healthcare, safety, education, social activity and financial stability.
Grants for Global Development and Global Health
In the realm of global development, the NextWorldNow Foundation broadly supports organizations doing work concerning civic participation, education, development, human rights, shelter, productivity, and sustainability. NWN makes community-based investments, which includes committing time in support of certain projects, in-kind donations, loans and grants. In the past, NWN has supported microfinance programs in India, built a primary school in Tanzania, and clean water systems in Nicaragua. While NextWorldNow’s grants tend to benefit vulnerable populations in developing countries, it awards grants to groups working with marginalized populations in developed nations. The foundation’s recent grantees include Ukraine’s Winds of Change, which provides vocational training for Roma women and girls, and Tanzania’s Population and Development Initiative, which received funding for programs provide sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurial training to underserved women and youth.
Important Grant Details:
NextWorldNow is a modest funder that only awards a handful of grants, generally for less than $10,000 each award; however, with its deep commitment to supporting vulnerable populations, it helps grantseekers locate and secure grants from other funders in the event NWN passes on their proposal.
The foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications for about a month of each year, beginning in January. Submission dates vary from year to year. As a result, grantseekers are advised to examine NWN’s website often. In addition, NWN typically distributes its grants in three cycles with 50 percent of the award given in the first cycle, 40% in the second and 10% in the third.
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